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General contract terms

Capacity & reservation terms Quote not verified against source

not specified in public docs; committed terms via Orders (negotiated, not published)

Data use & AI training ✓ Quote verified against source

No AI-model training on customer content stated; provider may use aggregated/anonymized usage info; no ZDR terms

“Lambda may use data concerning Customer's or its Users' use of the Services in…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Suspension rights ✓ Quote verified against source

May suspend/throttle/terminate immediately for breach, excessive use, unauthorized access, or legal requirement; also for late payment

“Lambda may immediately suspend, throttle or terminate access to the Services if”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Termination ✓ Quote verified against source

Either party may terminate when no Orders in effect; on termination Lambda may delete Customer Property without obligation; no retrieval window stated

“Where there are no Orders in effect, either Party may terminate this Agreement”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Unilateral modification ✓ Quote verified against source

Provider may update; Cloud updates bind at next billing cycle; website Terms changes effective 10 days after posting

“the updated version of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties at the…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Governing law & disputes ✓ Quote verified against source

California law; AAA arbitration (yes); class-action waiver (yes); N.D. Cal / Santa Clara County courts if non-arbitrable

“The Parties agree to arbitrate all claims arising out of this Agreement”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Liability caps & carveouts ✓ Quote verified against source

Cap = fees paid in prior 12 months; indemnification obligations carved out; consequential/indirect damages waived

“EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND DUE FROM CUSTOMER HEREUNDER DURING THE TWELVE…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Output IP indemnification ✓ Quote verified against source

No output IP indemnity; infringement indemnity covers the Services, not model outputs

“alleging that the use of the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Model deprecation & version pinning No provision found

Reviewed Lambda Terms of Service and 1 other governing document: no provision addresses this term.

Benchmarking & eval restrictions ✓ Quote verified against source

Prohibited: may not monitor the Services for benchmarking or competitive purpose

“monitor the Services for any benchmarking or competitive purpose”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

No-compete-training clauses ✓ Quote verified against source

Prohibited from accessing Services to build a similar/competitive product; no explicit output-training clause

“access any portion of the Services for the purpose of building a similar or…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Capacity delivery remedies ✓ Quote verified against source

not specified; Services provided as-is with no delivery commitment

“THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS"”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Hardware substitution rights ✓ Quote verified against source

not specified for cloud; hardware RMA replacements may be new, refurbished, or similar versions

“replaced by new, refurbished, or similar versions of the same components”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Assignment & financing clauses ✓ Quote verified against source

Customer may not assign; Lambda may assign to affiliates or via merger/acquisition without consent; no financing/step-in language

“Lambda may assign this Agreement in its entirety, together with all rights and obligations…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Service level (SLA) terms

Availability definition ✓ Quote verified against source

no SLA / uptime not committed

“WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY SERVICE... WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE,…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Credit regime ✓ Quote verified against source

No uptime SLA credits; discretionary credits only, no monetary value, expire 12 months

“Credits have no monetary or cash value”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Claim mechanics Quote not verified against source

not specified (no SLA credit claim process)

SLA exclusions ✓ Quote verified against source

No SLA; force majeure clause present; planned downtime for maintenance noted

“Lambda may temporarily suspend access to the Services during planned downtime for upgrades and…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Data protection & privacy

International data transfer mechanism ✓ Quote verified against source

Relies primarily on EU Standard Contractual Clauses; may also rely on adequacy decisions or derogations

“We rely primarily on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses”
Source: Lambda Privacy Policy · fetched 2026-07-18

Data residency commitments ✓ Quote verified against source

Data hosted in US; Lambda may transfer/store in other regions at its sole discretion unless Order states otherwise

“Lambda may transfer and store Customer Property in other geographic regions or jurisdictions at…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Sub-processor transparency ✓ Quote verified against source

Subcontractors may be used; no published list, no advance-notice or objection right stated

“Lambda may use Subcontractors, who may access Customer Property, to provide, secure and improve…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Government access commitments ✓ Quote verified against source

Compelled disclosure with prior notice if legally permitted; no commitment to challenge; no transparency report

“it shall provide the Disclosing Party with prior notice of such compelled disclosure (if…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Retention & human review of content ✓ Quote verified against source

Lambda reserves right to monitor use and Customer Property for enumerated purposes; no retention window stated

“Lambda reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor the use of the…”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Accountability & transparency

Prohibited high-risk uses ✓ Quote verified against source

Prohibits weapons (nuclear/chemical/biological/missiles), crypto-mining, high-risk life-critical uses; no facial recognition/predictive policing named

“nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, weapons of mass destruction, or missiles”
Source: Lambda Terms of Service · fetched 2026-07-14

Appeal & redress mechanisms Quote not verified against source

not specified; suspension/termination at Lambda's discretion, no stated appeal path

EU AI Act role allocation Quote not verified against source

not specified; general controller/processor roles noted but no AI Act role allocation

Change history

No changes detected yet. The current snapshots are the baseline.

Extracted 2026-07-18 17:47 UTC with claude-opus-4-8.